Ryanair B738 near Budapest on Dec 27th 2022, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: January 2, 2023 / 18:40:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 27, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-2101
Departure
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium
Destination
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Aircraft Registration
EI-DCZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration SP-RKO reached Bucharest with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Budapest about 22 hours after landing.
On Jan 2nd 2023 Hungary's KBSZ reported they opened an investigation into the occurrence. The aircraft experienced a fuel leak at the right hand engine, the engine was shut down.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 27, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-2101
Departure
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium
Destination
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Aircraft Registration
EI-DCZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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